New in @code Insiders: Custom Chat Mode is now called Custom Agents.
November 7, 2025 at 8:11 AM
New in @code Insiders: Custom Chat Mode is now called Custom Agents.
GitHub Copilot Orchestra Pattern...
A multi-agent orchestration system for structured, test-driven software development with AI assistance.
Conductor -> Plan 🔁 ( implement -> review -> commit )
github.com/ShepAlderson...
A multi-agent orchestration system for structured, test-driven software development with AI assistance.
Conductor -> Plan 🔁 ( implement -> review -> commit )
github.com/ShepAlderson...
November 7, 2025 at 2:30 AM
GitHub Copilot Orchestra Pattern...
A multi-agent orchestration system for structured, test-driven software development with AI assistance.
Conductor -> Plan 🔁 ( implement -> review -> commit )
github.com/ShepAlderson...
A multi-agent orchestration system for structured, test-driven software development with AI assistance.
Conductor -> Plan 🔁 ( implement -> review -> commit )
github.com/ShepAlderson...
In GitHub's Octoverse 2025 report, VS Code was a top open source project - including #1 for the most first-time contributors 💙
Thank you so much for making VS Code what it is - we love our community!
Thank you so much for making VS Code what it is - we love our community!
October 29, 2025 at 7:15 PM
In GitHub's Octoverse 2025 report, VS Code was a top open source project - including #1 for the most first-time contributors 💙
Thank you so much for making VS Code what it is - we love our community!
Thank you so much for making VS Code what it is - we love our community!
That's a wrap on Day 1 of #GitHubUniverse! We shared new VS Code features like plan mode, subagents, and OpenAI Codex integration, plus had a full day of live demos from our live coding booth.
Tomorrow we're back with Day 2 of live coding - see you then! youtube.com/live/EXURiXZ...
Tomorrow we're back with Day 2 of live coding - see you then! youtube.com/live/EXURiXZ...
October 29, 2025 at 12:06 AM
That's a wrap on Day 1 of #GitHubUniverse! We shared new VS Code features like plan mode, subagents, and OpenAI Codex integration, plus had a full day of live demos from our live coding booth.
Tomorrow we're back with Day 2 of live coding - see you then! youtube.com/live/EXURiXZ...
Tomorrow we're back with Day 2 of live coding - see you then! youtube.com/live/EXURiXZ...
New VS Code Insiders release just dropped and it's packed with the latest announcements from #GitHubUniverse, like:
- Agent Sessions integration with OpenAI Codex and Copilot CLI
- Built-in plan agent
- Isolated subagents
Learn more: code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_1...
- Agent Sessions integration with OpenAI Codex and Copilot CLI
- Built-in plan agent
- Isolated subagents
Learn more: code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_1...
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October 28, 2025 at 5:42 PM
New VS Code Insiders release just dropped and it's packed with the latest announcements from #GitHubUniverse, like:
- Agent Sessions integration with OpenAI Codex and Copilot CLI
- Built-in plan agent
- Isolated subagents
Learn more: code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_1...
- Agent Sessions integration with OpenAI Codex and Copilot CLI
- Built-in plan agent
- Isolated subagents
Learn more: code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_1...
OpenAI Codex is now integrated directly in VS Code through the new Agent Sessions view - and can be powered by your GitHub Copilot subscription.
Try it out now with VS Code Insiders and a Copilot Pro+ subscription. Happy coding!
Try it out now with VS Code Insiders and a Copilot Pro+ subscription. Happy coding!
October 28, 2025 at 4:50 PM
OpenAI Codex is now integrated directly in VS Code through the new Agent Sessions view - and can be powered by your GitHub Copilot subscription.
Try it out now with VS Code Insiders and a Copilot Pro+ subscription. Happy coding!
Try it out now with VS Code Insiders and a Copilot Pro+ subscription. Happy coding!
That’s just a sneak peek of what we’ve got planned!
Check out the full schedule and come build with us: githubuniverse.com
Check out the full schedule and come build with us: githubuniverse.com
October 21, 2025 at 6:45 PM
That’s just a sneak peek of what we’ve got planned!
Check out the full schedule and come build with us: githubuniverse.com
Check out the full schedule and come build with us: githubuniverse.com
🗓️ Oct 29: Building AI agents with VS Code and GitHub
🎤 Rong Lu & April Gittens
Learn to build and deploy AI agents using GitHub Copilot and the AI Toolkit in VS Code. From prototype to traceable deployment on Azure, discover a repeatable workflow that connects local development to the cloud.
🎤 Rong Lu & April Gittens
Learn to build and deploy AI agents using GitHub Copilot and the AI Toolkit in VS Code. From prototype to traceable deployment on Azure, discover a repeatable workflow that connects local development to the cloud.
October 21, 2025 at 6:45 PM
🗓️ Oct 29: Building AI agents with VS Code and GitHub
🎤 Rong Lu & April Gittens
Learn to build and deploy AI agents using GitHub Copilot and the AI Toolkit in VS Code. From prototype to traceable deployment on Azure, discover a repeatable workflow that connects local development to the cloud.
🎤 Rong Lu & April Gittens
Learn to build and deploy AI agents using GitHub Copilot and the AI Toolkit in VS Code. From prototype to traceable deployment on Azure, discover a repeatable workflow that connects local development to the cloud.
🗓️ Oct 29: Who are we now? Navigating developer roles in an AI-driven world
🎤 April Gittens
Join an open conversation on how AI is reshaping developer roles, skills, and workflows. Share experiences, learn from peers, and explore strategies to evolve with AI while staying creative and purposeful.
🎤 April Gittens
Join an open conversation on how AI is reshaping developer roles, skills, and workflows. Share experiences, learn from peers, and explore strategies to evolve with AI while staying creative and purposeful.
October 21, 2025 at 6:45 PM
🗓️ Oct 29: Who are we now? Navigating developer roles in an AI-driven world
🎤 April Gittens
Join an open conversation on how AI is reshaping developer roles, skills, and workflows. Share experiences, learn from peers, and explore strategies to evolve with AI while staying creative and purposeful.
🎤 April Gittens
Join an open conversation on how AI is reshaping developer roles, skills, and workflows. Share experiences, learn from peers, and explore strategies to evolve with AI while staying creative and purposeful.
🗓️ Oct 29: Data protection strategies for MCP without the risk
🎤 Den Delimarsky
Learn how to securely expose tools and data to large language models using MCP. This session covers practical techniques to protect both local and remote servers while maintaining control over sensitive information.
🎤 Den Delimarsky
Learn how to securely expose tools and data to large language models using MCP. This session covers practical techniques to protect both local and remote servers while maintaining control over sensitive information.
October 21, 2025 at 6:45 PM
🗓️ Oct 29: Data protection strategies for MCP without the risk
🎤 Den Delimarsky
Learn how to securely expose tools and data to large language models using MCP. This session covers practical techniques to protect both local and remote servers while maintaining control over sensitive information.
🎤 Den Delimarsky
Learn how to securely expose tools and data to large language models using MCP. This session covers practical techniques to protect both local and remote servers while maintaining control over sensitive information.
🗓️ Oct 29: Discover the wide world of MCP servers
🎤 Reynald Adolphe
Take a guided tour through agent mode and learn how MCP servers enable browser access, image handling, internet search, and even device control — all while powering smarter, context-aware workflows.
🎤 Reynald Adolphe
Take a guided tour through agent mode and learn how MCP servers enable browser access, image handling, internet search, and even device control — all while powering smarter, context-aware workflows.
October 21, 2025 at 6:45 PM
🗓️ Oct 29: Discover the wide world of MCP servers
🎤 Reynald Adolphe
Take a guided tour through agent mode and learn how MCP servers enable browser access, image handling, internet search, and even device control — all while powering smarter, context-aware workflows.
🎤 Reynald Adolphe
Take a guided tour through agent mode and learn how MCP servers enable browser access, image handling, internet search, and even device control — all while powering smarter, context-aware workflows.
🗓️ Oct 28: GitHub Copilot, customized: Shaping Copilot for your workflow
💻 Workshop with Dustin Ellis, Joel Norman & Harald Kirschner
Learn to configure GitHub Copilot with repo instructions, prompt files, and workflow rules for AI suggestions that fit your team’s style and security standards.
💻 Workshop with Dustin Ellis, Joel Norman & Harald Kirschner
Learn to configure GitHub Copilot with repo instructions, prompt files, and workflow rules for AI suggestions that fit your team’s style and security standards.
October 21, 2025 at 6:45 PM
🗓️ Oct 28: GitHub Copilot, customized: Shaping Copilot for your workflow
💻 Workshop with Dustin Ellis, Joel Norman & Harald Kirschner
Learn to configure GitHub Copilot with repo instructions, prompt files, and workflow rules for AI suggestions that fit your team’s style and security standards.
💻 Workshop with Dustin Ellis, Joel Norman & Harald Kirschner
Learn to configure GitHub Copilot with repo instructions, prompt files, and workflow rules for AI suggestions that fit your team’s style and security standards.
🚀 Heading to GitHub Universe? Come connect with the Visual Studio Code team & friends!
We’re bringing hands-on sessions, workshops, and conversations to help you build, customize, and explore the future of development with AI.
👇 Check out the thread for sessions you won’t want to miss!
We’re bringing hands-on sessions, workshops, and conversations to help you build, customize, and explore the future of development with AI.
👇 Check out the thread for sessions you won’t want to miss!
October 21, 2025 at 6:45 PM
🚀 Heading to GitHub Universe? Come connect with the Visual Studio Code team & friends!
We’re bringing hands-on sessions, workshops, and conversations to help you build, customize, and explore the future of development with AI.
👇 Check out the thread for sessions you won’t want to miss!
We’re bringing hands-on sessions, workshops, and conversations to help you build, customize, and explore the future of development with AI.
👇 Check out the thread for sessions you won’t want to miss!
🎨 On this week's VS Code Live actuallyakbar.bsky.social will demo how the remote Figma MCP server and new Code Connect updates bring design and codebase context into VS Code 📅 Mark your calendar for Thursday, October 23 at 8 am PT and join us: youtube.com/live/1DwXS__...
October 20, 2025 at 3:49 PM
🎨 On this week's VS Code Live actuallyakbar.bsky.social will demo how the remote Figma MCP server and new Code Connect updates bring design and codebase context into VS Code 📅 Mark your calendar for Thursday, October 23 at 8 am PT and join us: youtube.com/live/1DwXS__...
📢 #ICYMI check out our series on prompt-driven development! Whether you're just starting with prompt-driven development or wondering what else it can do, we've got you covered! Watch the full series here ▶️ aka.ms/Prompt-Drive...
October 17, 2025 at 6:30 PM
📢 #ICYMI check out our series on prompt-driven development! Whether you're just starting with prompt-driven development or wondering what else it can do, we've got you covered! Watch the full series here ▶️ aka.ms/Prompt-Drive...
Ever wondered what the latest AI features in VS Code can do for you? 🤔
Join James Montemagno as he walks through highlights like Claude Sonnet 4.5 & GPT-5, Plan Mode & Chain of Thought, Copilot Coding Agent, and AI Merge Conflict Resolution.
📺 Watch the full video: youtu.be/EGZKvuB5jWw
Join James Montemagno as he walks through highlights like Claude Sonnet 4.5 & GPT-5, Plan Mode & Chain of Thought, Copilot Coding Agent, and AI Merge Conflict Resolution.
📺 Watch the full video: youtu.be/EGZKvuB5jWw
October 9, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Ever wondered what the latest AI features in VS Code can do for you? 🤔
Join James Montemagno as he walks through highlights like Claude Sonnet 4.5 & GPT-5, Plan Mode & Chain of Thought, Copilot Coding Agent, and AI Merge Conflict Resolution.
📺 Watch the full video: youtu.be/EGZKvuB5jWw
Join James Montemagno as he walks through highlights like Claude Sonnet 4.5 & GPT-5, Plan Mode & Chain of Thought, Copilot Coding Agent, and AI Merge Conflict Resolution.
📺 Watch the full video: youtu.be/EGZKvuB5jWw
🐍 Python developers get a new "Copy Test Id" command in the run gutter for easy pytest and unittest identifier copying.
October 9, 2025 at 5:03 PM
🐍 Python developers get a new "Copy Test Id" command in the run gutter for easy pytest and unittest identifier copying.
💬 Pick up where you left off!
Enable ⚙️`chat.emptyState.history.enabled` to see your recent local chat conversations when starting a new session. Quickly revisit past work.
Enable ⚙️`chat.emptyState.history.enabled` to see your recent local chat conversations when starting a new session. Quickly revisit past work.
October 9, 2025 at 5:03 PM
💬 Pick up where you left off!
Enable ⚙️`chat.emptyState.history.enabled` to see your recent local chat conversations when starting a new session. Quickly revisit past work.
Enable ⚙️`chat.emptyState.history.enabled` to see your recent local chat conversations when starting a new session. Quickly revisit past work.
📝 Fully qualified tool names prevent conflicts between built-in tools, MCP servers, and extensions.
Use `search/codebase` instead of `codebase`. A code action helps you migrate existing prompt files.
Use `search/codebase` instead of `codebase`. A code action helps you migrate existing prompt files.
October 9, 2025 at 5:03 PM
📝 Fully qualified tool names prevent conflicts between built-in tools, MCP servers, and extensions.
Use `search/codebase` instead of `codebase`. A code action helps you migrate existing prompt files.
Use `search/codebase` instead of `codebase`. A code action helps you migrate existing prompt files.
🧠 Chain of thought is here (experimental)! See the model's reasoning as it responds.
With GPT-5-Codex, thinking tokens appear as expandable sections. Great for debugging and understanding AI suggestions.
Configure with ⚙️ `chat.agent.thinkingStyle` setting.
With GPT-5-Codex, thinking tokens appear as expandable sections. Great for debugging and understanding AI suggestions.
Configure with ⚙️ `chat.agent.thinkingStyle` setting.
October 9, 2025 at 5:03 PM
🧠 Chain of thought is here (experimental)! See the model's reasoning as it responds.
With GPT-5-Codex, thinking tokens appear as expandable sections. Great for debugging and understanding AI suggestions.
Configure with ⚙️ `chat.agent.thinkingStyle` setting.
With GPT-5-Codex, thinking tokens appear as expandable sections. Great for debugging and understanding AI suggestions.
Configure with ⚙️ `chat.agent.thinkingStyle` setting.
🔐 Native authentication experience is now available on macOS.
M-series and Intune-enrolled macOS devices can use the native broker for seamless single sign-on flows.
M-series and Intune-enrolled macOS devices can use the native broker for seamless single sign-on flows.
October 9, 2025 at 5:03 PM
🔐 Native authentication experience is now available on macOS.
M-series and Intune-enrolled macOS devices can use the native broker for seamless single sign-on flows.
M-series and Intune-enrolled macOS devices can use the native broker for seamless single sign-on flows.
🔔 Stay in the loop with OS notifications!
Get notified when chat responses arrive or long-running tasks complete while VS Code is unfocused. Notifications include previews and bring you back to the action.
Get notified when chat responses arrive or long-running tasks complete while VS Code is unfocused. Notifications include previews and bring you back to the action.
October 9, 2025 at 5:03 PM
🔔 Stay in the loop with OS notifications!
Get notified when chat responses arrive or long-running tasks complete while VS Code is unfocused. Notifications include previews and bring you back to the action.
Get notified when chat responses arrive or long-running tasks complete while VS Code is unfocused. Notifications include previews and bring you back to the action.
✨ Enhanced Chat Sessions view with UI refinements and performance improvements.
Manage multiple AI sessions, track coding agent progress, and quickly start new sessions with the "+" button.
Manage multiple AI sessions, track coding agent progress, and quickly start new sessions with the "+" button.
October 9, 2025 at 5:03 PM
✨ Enhanced Chat Sessions view with UI refinements and performance improvements.
Manage multiple AI sessions, track coding agent progress, and quickly start new sessions with the "+" button.
Manage multiple AI sessions, track coding agent progress, and quickly start new sessions with the "+" button.
🤖 Improved coding agent integration!
The Delegate to coding agent button now appears by default in repos with Copilot coding agent enabled.
Context from your conversation is automatically forwarded and summarized if needed.
The Delegate to coding agent button now appears by default in repos with Copilot coding agent enabled.
Context from your conversation is automatically forwarded and summarized if needed.
October 9, 2025 at 5:03 PM
🤖 Improved coding agent integration!
The Delegate to coding agent button now appears by default in repos with Copilot coding agent enabled.
Context from your conversation is automatically forwarded and summarized if needed.
The Delegate to coding agent button now appears by default in repos with Copilot coding agent enabled.
Context from your conversation is automatically forwarded and summarized if needed.
🔀 Resolve merge conflicts with AI assistance!
When VS Code detects merge conflicts, you can now get AI-powered resolution suggestions through an agentic Chat flow.
When VS Code detects merge conflicts, you can now get AI-powered resolution suggestions through an agentic Chat flow.
October 9, 2025 at 5:03 PM
🔀 Resolve merge conflicts with AI assistance!
When VS Code detects merge conflicts, you can now get AI-powered resolution suggestions through an agentic Chat flow.
When VS Code detects merge conflicts, you can now get AI-powered resolution suggestions through an agentic Chat flow.